Army maps out contingency plans for worst-case scenarios

Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon

For the nth time, the Philippine Army declared that it won’t participate in any partisan politics.

This, Philippine Army chief Lt. Gen. Reynaldo Mapagu stressed amid insinuations of military take over once the May 10, 2010 automated election fails.

No corruption under a Villar government

Transparency will be a governance rule under a Manny Villar administration, according to the Governance Matrix of the Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer formed by the Global Filipino Nation (GFN).

PINOY GONZALES/ PNS

MONITOR LIZARD FOR SALE. An Aeta woman in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo sells a live monitor lizard for P200 so that she can buy food for her family. Wild animals such as this are usually seen for sale by hunters along the road.

Two former vice-mayors go for Mabilog

Two past vice-mayors of Iloilo City have openly declared their support for the Liberal Party mayoralty candidate, incumbent Vice-Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, firmly believing he is “the key to prosperity.”

ILOILO NEWS

The Jamora Phenomena (Or why green is in)

When Larry Jamora tossed his hat into the political arena to run for city mayor, very few gave him a fighting chance. Today, Jamora is riding on the crest of an elusive bandwagon and the very same doubters and skeptics are cheering him on to victory.

5 men on board gov’t car nabbed in checkpoint with guns, ammos

Five suspected partisan armed group (PAG) members were arrested for possessing assorted guns and ammunitions in a checkpoint Tuesday afternoon at Brgy. Leon, Laua-an, Antique.

Iloilo province in need of more hospital beds

With more than a thousand patients daily, Iloilo province’s hospitals have only 510 hospital beds.

PANAY NEWS

Capiz teachers all set for May 10 polls

ROXAS CITY – Thousands of public school teachers in Capiz are set to render duty on May 10 automated national and local elections.

Celino, other LP bets still top radio surveys

ROXAS CITY – City mayoralty candidate Alan Celino and the rest of Liberal Party (LP) bets still dominate the recent poll survey conducted by the Radyo Mo Nationwide (RMN) and Random Access Consultants Inc. (RACI) commissioned by Bombo Radyo Philippines.

INC-Capiz supports majority of LP’s bets

ROXAS CITY – Majority of the local candidates of Liberal Party (LP) here is being supported by the The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in Capiz province.

BUSINESS NEWS

CEB reveals new Manila-Surigao route

The Philippines’ number one domestic airline, Cebu Pacific (CEB), announces that it will begin flying from Manila to Surigao starting June 17, 2010. Its Cebu-Surigao service started last November 2008.

New vehicle program seen boosting industry edge

The Philippines could become Southeast Asia’s hub for automotive part manufacturing under the new Motor Vehicle Development Program recently laid down by Executive Order 877

WV bet to national search for Best DOLE-Assisted Project bags 1st Prize

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 6 lone entry in the individual category won 1st Prize in the recently concluded National Search for DOLE Best-Assisted Livelihood Projects.

COLUMNS

		Accents Mark Twain the anti-imperialist (2) Julia Carreon-Lagoc

		Siftings And off they go! Ma. Zenaida B. French

		EYE OPENER Vote conscientiously as God is watching you Rodolfo P. Gumabong

		reflection The way to God By Roy Cimagala

		Health@Heart Vitamin D versus Cancer Philip S. Chua

		AS SEEN ON TV Sincerity from trapos Stanley Palisada